CVE-2009-1190
Spring Framework Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the java.util.regex.Pattern.compile method in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.6, when used with spring.jar in SpringSource Spring Framework 1.1.0 through 2.5.6 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.0.0.M2 and dm Server 1.0.0 through 1.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via serializable data with a long regex string containing multiple optional groups, a related issue to CVE-2004-2540.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the java.util.regex.Pattern.compile method in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.6, when used with spring.jar in SpringSource Spring Framework 1.1.0 through 2.5.6 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.0.0.M2 and dm Server 1.0.0 through 1.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via serializable data with a long regex string containing multiple optional groups, a related issue to CVE-2004-2540.
- Record
CVE-2009-1190- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the java.util.regex.Pattern.compile method in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.6, when used with spring.jar in SpringSource Spring Framework 1.1.0 through 2.5.6 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.0.0.M2 and dm Server 1.0.0 through 1.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via serializable data with a long regex string containing multiple optional groups, a related issue to CVE-2004-2540.
- Record
CVE-2009-1190- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5585 No score
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the java.util.regex.Pattern.compile method in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.6, when used with spring.jar in SpringSource Spring Framework 1.1.0 through 2.5.6 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.0.0.M2 and dm Server 1.0.0 through 1.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via serializable data with a long regex string containing multiple optional groups, a related issue to CVE-2004-2540.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5585- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjjr-h4wh-w6vv No score
Spring Framework Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the java.util.regex.Pattern.compile method in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.6, when used with spring.jar in SpringSource Spring Framework 1.1.0 through 2.5.6 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.0.0.M2 and dm Server 1.0.0 through 1.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via serializable data with a long regex string containing multiple optional groups, a related issue to CVE-2004-2540.
- Record
GHSA-wjjr-h4wh-w6vv- Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wjjr-h4wh-w6vv No score
Spring Framework Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the java.util.regex.Pattern.compile method in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.6, when used with spring.jar in SpringSource Spring Framework 1.1.0 through 2.5.6 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.0.0.M2 and dm Server 1.0.0 through 1.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via serializable data with a long regex string containing multiple optional groups, a related issue to CVE-2004-2540.
- Record
GHSA-wjjr-h4wh-w6vv- Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-coreMaven |
1.1.0 to 2.5.6 | 3.0.0.RELEASE |
org.springframework:spring-coreMaven |
1.1.0 up to 3.0.0.RELEASE, plus listed versions 1.11.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.4 Show 39 moreShow less1.1.51.21.2-rc11.2-rc21.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.41.2.51.2.61.2.71.2.81.2.92.02.0-m12.0-m22.0-m32.0-m42.0-m52.0-rc12.0-rc22.0.12.0.22.0.32.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.72.0.82.52.5.12.5.22.5.32.5.42.5.52.5.62.5.6.SEC012.5.6.SEC022.5.6.SEC03 |
3.0.0.RELEASE |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1190 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sun Jdk, published April 27, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.80%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework:spring-core 3.0.0.RELEASE.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/502926/100/0/threaded
packetstormsecurity.org/hitb06/DAY_1_-_Marc_Schoenefeld_-_Pentesting_Java_J2EE.pdf
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50083
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=497161
springsource.com/securityadvisory
secunia.com/advisories/34892
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1190
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjjr-h4wh-w6vv